Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Next Sammamish Community Wildlife Habitat Project meeting:

Bog: an inelegant name for a rare and sensitive wetland

CITY EXPERT WILL EXPLAIN THE
IMPORTANCE OF BOGS AT PRESENTATION

We
know the question has been troubling you, pestering the outer edges of you
conscious mind and refusing to go away – “Just what, exactly, is a bog?” Well,
relief will arrive at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 22, at Beaver Lake Lodge, 25101 S.E.
24th St. That’s when Kathy Curry, the city’s wetland biologist and senior
environmental planner, will address the issue at a meeting of the Sammamish Community
Wildlife Habitat Project.“We have a lot of bogs in Sammamish,” Curry said. “I’m
always happy to share what I know with residents who’ve taken an interest in
our community’s sensitive areas.”Although
Sammamish has a generous supply, bogs are, generally speaking, quite rare and
quite valuable. They’re an especially sensitive wetland with fragile water
chemistry and delicate vegetation.For
more information about this special event, feel free to contact Jan Bird at bird.samhabitat@gmail.com.The Sammamish Community Wildlife Habitat
Project encourages provision of habitat for wildlife throughout the community –
not only in public areas, but in individual backyards, on school and church
properties, and in parks and places of business, creating a place where
residents, flora
and fauna can all flourish.

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Sammamish's
new park has a new name - the park at SE 8th Street is now Big Rock
Park

Help us
celebrate by volunteering this Saturday from 9am - noon. We will be removing
invasive plants. Thankfully there is very little blackberry at this park that
we need to tackle, but there is ivy, holly and yellow archangel.

This event
is open for all ages, but volunteers under the age of 14 will need to be
accompanied by a parent. We will be out there rain or shine, so be sure to dress
for the weather!

Dawn
Sanders425.295.0556dsanders@sammamish.us

Monday, April 1, 2013

Education Programs and Field Trips

Experience the Cedar River Watershed

Do you know where Seattle’s high-quality tap water comes from? Join Seattle
Public Utilities this year for a variety of guided and self-guided programs and
discover for yourself! Visit the Cedar River Watershed Education Center, near
North Bend, and enjoy free hands-on exhibits, rain drums, and beautiful
Rattlesnake Lake.

Sign up for a tap water tour, a family waterfall tour, or walking tour of the
historic town sites of Cedar Falls or Taylor. Better yet, venture into the
protected watershed for a full-day guided trip to see the connection between the
Watershed’s protected rivers, lakes, forests, and wetlands and your tap
water.